Cars are seen stuck on a flooded road as floods continue to devastate Upington, Northern Cape. The level of the flooded Orange River at Upington have started to subside while water levels further west, towards Pofadder have started to rise. SA National Defence Force spokesman Colonel Kobus Etzebeth said they were receiving more and more requests to monitor or help with food parcels lower down the Orange River towards Pofadder in the west. Photo: Bongiwe Mchunu, The Star
Cars are seen stuck on a flooded road as floods continue to devastate Upington, Northern Cape. The level of the flooded Orange River at Upington have started to subside while water levels further west, towards Pofadder have started to rise. SA National Defence Force spokesman Colonel Kobus Etzebeth said they were receiving more and more requests to monitor or help with food parcels lower down the Orange River towards Pofadder in the west. Photo: Bongiwe Mchunu, The Star
An estimated R950 million worth of damages have been caused in the Free State in recent floods and rains, says the MEC for cooperative governance Mamiki Qabathe. Photo: Independent Newspapers
An aerial view of water everywhere after heavy rains wreaked havoc in Upington, Northern Cape. The level of the flooded Orange River at Upington have started to subside while water levels further west, towards Pofadder have started to rise. SA National Defence Force spokesman Colonel Kobus Etzebeth said they were receiving more and more requests to monitor or help with food parcels lower down the Orange River towards Pofadder in the west. Photo: Bongiwe Mchunu, The Star
Rising water levels in the Orange River could cause flooding over the weekend in the Richtersveld area in the Northern Cape. Photo: Independent Newspapers
A road sign is sticking out of the flooded N14 main road in the town of Kakamas aftr heavy rains wreaked havoc in Upington. The level of the flooded Orange River at Upington have started to subside while water levels further west, towards Pofadder have started to rise. SA National Defence Force spokesman Colonel Kobus Etzebeth said they were receiving more and more requests to monitor or help with food parcels lower down the Orange River towards Pofadder in the west. Photo: Bongiwe Mchunu, The Star
A couple in a bike ride through a flooded Keimoes highway in Upington, Northern Cape. The level of the flooded Orange River at Upington have started to subside while water levels further west, towards Pofadder have started to rise. SA National Defence Force spokesman Colonel Kobus Etzebeth said they were receiving more and more requests to monitor or help with food parcels lower down the Orange River towards Pofadder in the west. Photo: Bongiwe Mchunu, The Star
Kids have fun as they cross the flooded main road of the town of Keimoes as the floods continue to devastate Upington, Northern Cape. The level of the flooded Orange River at Upington have started to subside while water levels further west, towards Pofadder have started to rise. SA National Defence Force spokesman Colonel Kobus Etzebeth said they were receiving more and more requests to monitor or help with food parcels lower down the Orange River towards Pofadder in the west. Photo: Bongiwe Mchunu, The Star
About R57 million will be spent on help for communities affected by the recent floods across the country. Photo: Independent Newspapers
Floods continue to devastate Upington, Northern Cape. The level of the flooded Orange River at Upington have started to subside while water levels further west, towards Pofadder have started to rise. SA National Defence Force spokesman Colonel Kobus Etzebeth said they were receiving more and more requests to monitor or help with food parcels lower down the Orange River towards Pofadder in the west. Photo: Bongiwe Mchunu, The Star
Augrabies Falls rages on as the floods continue to devastate Upington, Northern Cape. The level of the flooded Orange River at Upington have started to subside while water levels further west, towards Pofadder have started to rise. SA National Defence Force spokesman Colonel Kobus Etzebeth said they were receiving more and more requests to monitor or help with food parcels lower down the Orange River towards Pofadder in the west. Photo: Bongiwe Mchunu, The Star
A man catches his young son who is swimming along the flooded N14 main road in Kakamas after heavy rainswreaked havoc in Upington, Northern Cape. The level of the flooded Orange River at Upington have started to subside while water levels further west, towards Pofadder have started to rise. SA National Defence Force spokesman Colonel Kobus Etzebeth said they were receiving more and more requests to monitor or help with food parcels lower down the Orange River towards Pofadder in the west. Photo: Bongiwe Mchunu, The Star
Published Jan 17, 2011
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The level of the flooded Orange River at Upington have started to subside while water levels further west, towards Pofadder have started to rise. SA National Defence Force spokesman Colonel Kobus Etzebeth said they were receiving more and more requests to monitor or help with food parcels lower down the Orange River towards Pofadder in the west. He said air force aircraft fly twice a day to help with the distributing of food parcels to people on islands in the river or help people who were cut off from the outside world due to the rising water.
He said air force aircraft fly twice a day to help with the distributing of food parcels to people on islands in the river or help people who were cut off from the outside world due to the rising water.
